dinner fork
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Just beyond a spaghetti restaurant — which announces itself with a 50-foot-high dinner fork protruding from a 15-foot meatball — she turned left into the theater parking lot, on time for her 5 p.m. shift.
From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2023
There are anecdotes on, among other things, the history of the dinner fork, medieval holiday hijinks and how Paris was redesigned.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 22, 2021
A ricer is perfect for breaking down potatoes, but steamed russets fall apart just as easily under a dinner fork, which is finer than a potato masher and more common in any kitchen.
From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2021
Mash the egg yolks into a fine crumble using the back of a dinner fork or use a cooling rack as described above.
From Fox News ● Sep. 23, 2021
Always had, ever since I’d stuck the tip of a dinner fork into the toaster to pry out an Eggo whole wheat waffle and got a little zap from it.
From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King
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